Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
NW
14
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
NW
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
575
568
561
554
539
519
428
422
392
397
402
428
417
411
339
305
305
336
253
243
298
544
544
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM1.12m
12:30PM1.58m
3:32AM1.08m
1:06PM1.50m
5:05AM1.07m
1:53PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.92m
8:11PM0.08m
6:51AM1.00m
9:07PM0.13m
7:34AM1.06m
10:10PM0.17m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
19
18
17
16
15
18
18
18
24
27
22
20
23
24
24
26
28
26
24
22
24
Feels °C
13
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
19
22
19
19
19
19
19
21
24
23
21
19
21
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